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500 BCE
The Plebeians and the beginning
The very beginning when it all started, Rome took out the Equestrians who ruled before. Then made rules and laws to follow creating the empire. Then classes came through where there were different class levels. The plebeians were at the bottom and wanted more power which they got after fighting for it for 140 years. -
Period: 500 BCE to 500
Roman Lifespan
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389 BCE
The Latin League
The first expansion process which they would go against hill tribes nearby gaining power and more land. They took out the Etruscans who had once ruled over them. Then were taken out by a band of Celts as they were thinking of even further expansion. -
264 BCE
The First Punic War
Carthage was the first greatest rival against Rome, they saw Rome was expanding fast and were threatened so they started a war which they ended up losing. -
218 BCE
Second Punic War
Hannibal a general of Carthage attacked Rome's allies and then Rome itself causing a very large war which would last for 16 years. -
140 BCE
Greece
Greece was taken over after Greece raised suspicions of attacking Rome. So Rome took the first move and attacked Greece taking it over easily. Now Rome had ruled over lots of territory beside Egypt. -
70 BCE
Julius Ceasar
He began to replace the republic with an empire as he would gain power. He was loyal to no one and trusted no one seeing the history of people being assassinated before him causing the brake up of Rome and wars. -
43 BCE
Triumvirate
This is where Mark Anthony, Octavius, and another general all formed together and took out the final republic follow Caesars death. -
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Silk Road
this helped many people and especially the roman empire as they would grow in each of their separate ways with different leaders.